China vs Norway: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
China
1.75 kg per person
in 2023
Norway
1.92 kg per person
in 2023
China rank
32nd
Norway rank
31st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- China
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.92 kg per person against 1.75 kg per person in China, a difference of 0.17 kg per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2236 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.6071 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.39 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.8 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 0.719 kg per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.01 kg per person | 2.21 kg per person | 0.1984 kg per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.18 kg per person | 1.91 kg per person | 0.2659 kg per person | China |
| 2020s | 1.78 kg per person | 1.97 kg per person | 0.197 kg per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, China or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.92 kg per person against 1.75 kg per person in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and Norway?
- 0.17 kg per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Norway rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.